KC's now-infamous economic development study had to politically protect subsidies against interference by “citizen petitioners.” That email directive from a TIF insider was passed among officials to those doing the study. The KC Chamber of Commerce then used the study against the same “citizen petitioners” trying to cap tax increment financing incentives. We are the citizen petitioners. We are not going away. The following opinion piece is from the Kansas City Star, May 24, 2

So how bad was that study of tax incentives in Kansas City? Turns out, really bad (also really expensive)... #ShowMeInstitute #TIF

KC's now-infamous economic development study had to politically protect subsidies against interference by “citizen petitioners.” That email directive from a TIF insider was passed among officials to those doing the study. The KC Chamber of Commerce then used the study against the same “citizen petitioners” trying to cap tax increment financing incentives. We are the citizen petitioners. We are not going away. The following opinion piece is from the Kansas City Star, May 24, 2

So how bad was that study of tax incentives in Kansas City? Turns out, really bad (also really expensive)... #ShowMeInstitute #TIF